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First-year point guard Brandyn Curry, who was a perfect 5-of-5 from the floor in his second consecutive start, contributed Harvard’s first four points of overtime on a pair of free throws and a put-back layup. Following a Bulldog free throw, freshman forward Kyle Casey got to the line and knocked down a pair of his own to give his team a one-point lead...
Starting Sept. 29, the company recalled 4.9 million cars because of a floor mat that could come loose and jam down the gas pedal. Last month Toyota issued a recall of 2.3 million vehicles (most of which were in the earlier group) because of a fault with the pedal mechanism itself. Toyota has told drivers to remove the mats; its fix for the sticky pedal requires a free half-hour shop repair. The DOT has urged owners of recalled models to use caution and get to a dealer. Still unknown: whether an electronic problem is also a culprit in sudden...
...snowboarder gliding down a high alpine peak - before he slid down a giant faux hill into the arena of 60,000 spectators. During the cultural portion of the evening, Canadian singer K.D. Lang gave a virtuoso performance (Nelly Furtado, not so much). Another highlight was the stadium's virtual floor, which transformed into a vast ice floe that appeared to break apart and disperse, revealing a virtual ocean across which whales swam in 3-D. (See 25 Winter Olympic athletes to watch...
...climax of the event, the Olympic torch lighting, left something to be desired: four mechanical torches were supposed to rise from the floor and be lit by Canada's most famous athletes, including hockey great Wayne Gretzky and NBA MVP Steve Nash; the four torches were designed to light the final Olympic torch. But one of the massive columns malfunctioned, leaving the athletes stranded and looking peeved in front of millions of television viewers. Eventually, though, the Olympic torch...
...before Deborah Melville's death in July 2007, the 12-year-old was visited by a Northern Territory child-protection worker at her foster home outside of Darwin, Australia. The caseworker noted the girl's distress, who, according to the Australian media, was crying on the kitchen floor when she arrived. The social worker comforted Deborah, reassuring her that she would not be uprooted and moved to another home...